Executive Order 14208

Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws

Signed 2025-02-10 in effect
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Government Reform Deregulation

Prohibits federal agencies from requiring the use of paper straws and directs the return to plastic straws in federal facilities.

Section by Section

What each section does, and how they differ.

Sec. 1 Purpose

End federal procurement and use of paper straws.

Sec. 2 Purchases of Paper Straws by the Federal Government

Agencies must eliminate paper straw procurement, stop policies disfavoring plastic straws, and develop a national strategy within 45 days.

Sec. 3 General Provisions

Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.